HR that protects the business and supports its people.
Ethos HR Consulting is a boutique, founder-led HR partner for small and growing businesses, built on the belief that good HR builds great businesses.
Hi, I’m Mallory.
I’ve spent more than eight years in professional HR, and I’ve held my PHR certification through HRCI for over four. Along the way I noticed something: small and growing businesses deal with the same complex people and compliance issues as large companies, but most don’t need, or can’t yet justify, a full internal HR department.
So I started Ethos to be that resource.
My goal has never been to hand owners a template or recite what a policy says. I help leaders understand what to do next, why it matters, how to communicate it, and how to build the systems that keep the same problem from happening again.
I see HR as both a business-protection function and a people function. I’m direct but kind, practical, and responsive. I want HR to feel approachable, like something you can pick up the phone about and say, “Here’s what happened. What do we do?”
Outside of work, I’m a wife and mom. My faith shapes how I think about integrity, service and how people should be treated, and it shows up in the way I run this business.
Ethos means character.
How a business hires people, communicates expectations, handles difficult situations, develops leaders, documents decisions and holds people accountable all say something about the character of the organization. Ethos exists to help companies make that character something they’re proud of.
A few convictions behind every engagement.
People are your greatest asset.
Businesses succeed through people, so people should be hired, developed, communicated with and led on purpose.
Protect the business and support the employee.
Good HR doesn’t make you choose one or the other.
Documentation matters.
Throughout the entire employee lifecycle, not only when someone is about to be let go.
Managers need tools, not jargon.
Leaders should know exactly what to say, what to document and what to do.
HR should scale with you.
What worked with five employees usually won’t work with fifty.
Culture requires structure.
Values alone don’t create culture. Leadership, accountability and systems do.
Rooted in compliance. Focused on people. Driven by purpose.
Integrity
Doing the right thing, including when it’s the harder conversation.
Empathy
Every situation involves real people. We never lose sight of that.
Responsibility
We own our work and help leaders own theirs.
Accountability
Clear expectations, followed through consistently.
Leadership by example
Culture comes from how leaders behave, not from what’s on the wall.
Service
We’re here to make your job easier, not to add paperwork.
Compliance know-how, plus real-world operations.
- PHR (Professional in Human Resources), HRCI
- 8+ years of professional HR experience
- Clients in Missouri, Kansas, Texas, North Carolina and California
- Hands-on with QuickBooks Payroll & Workforce, Gusto, Paylocity and SixFifty
- Office environments, production floors, field crews and skilled trades
Here’s what happened. What do we do?
That’s exactly the call we want to get, ideally before the decision is made. Tell us what’s going on and we’ll help you figure out the next right step.